Andy Altman-Ohr
By Andy Altman-Ohr
-
Food Saul’s, Iconic Berkeley Deli, Up for Sale
For sale: 30-year-old restaurant located in world-renowned gourmet ghetto. Under same ownership for past two decades. Seats 110. Longest standing of its kind in East Bay. Pastrami smoker, deli counter and large stockpot for matzah ball soup included. New parklet in front. Price: negotiable. Then again, maybe a classified ad isn’t the best way for…
-
Food Urban Adamah Slaughters Chickens Privately After Controversy
thinkstock Urban Adamah privately slaughtered 15 chickens that were scheduled to be killed as part of a public kosher slaughter workshop on May 4 that was canceled after community outcry. Adam Berman, executive director of the Berkeley farm and education center, disclosed the news in an email to J. this week. The chickens, which were…
-
Food Urban Adamah Cancels Kosher Slaughter Workshop
thinkstock A Berkeley workshop on kosher slaughter — during which 15 hens were to be killed — was canceled this week amid public outcry from animal rights groups and others. Urban Adamah initially stood firm that its long-planned event would continue as scheduled on Sunday, May 4, even in the face of activists who threatened…
-
Food Pigeon Matzo Balls in Bay Area
This is how they’re doing matzo ball soup in San Francisco this year: First, get an overnight delivery of wood pigeon flown in fresh from Scotland. Actually, first make sure the birds were shot in the wild. With tiny buckshot pellets. Then slow poach the breast meat in a sweet, salty brine. Give it a…
-
Food The Bagel, Perfected by Science
Two hundred years ago, famed philosopher Hegel wrote “The Science of Logic.” Sixteen decades later, Hall of Famer Ted Williams penned “The Science of Hitting.” Are we now ready for “The Science of Bagels”? Dan Graf is. While the 27-year-old resident of Oakland, Calif., hasn’t written a book (yet), he definitely is trying to re-write…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Culture In Jonah Hill’s offensive new movie, a Black-Jewish love story comes with a side of conspiracy theories
- 2
Opinion ‘Live without fear’: Doug Emhoff opens up about his Jewishness as he visits his ancestors’ Polish hometown
- 3
Sports The college is Christian. Its point guard wears a yarmulke.
- 4
Culture George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah’ — it’s been through worse
In Case You Missed It
-
Culture YIVO digitizes writer Chaim Grade’s archive, a Yiddish treasure with a soap opera backstory
-
Fast Forward Germany celebrates UNESCO World Heritage listing for sites known as the birthplace of Yiddish and Ashkenazi culture
-
Fast Forward Missouri Jewish leaders advocate for trans rights at state legislature
-
Fast Forward As foreign investors warn over Israel’s future, ratings firm accused of anti-Israel bias says it’s not worried — for now
Engage
-
Listen to the Forward's new podcast
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
